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  • Synonyms Eastern Grass-Owl, Grass Owl, Chinese Grass Owl, Australian Grass-Owl, Australasian Grass-Owl, Australasian Grass Owl, Common Grass Owl, Common Grass-Owl
  • Old latin name for bird Strix candida, Strix longimembris, Strix capensis, Strix oustaleti, Tyto capensis

Eastern Grass Owlbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Adult, nocturnal flight call, sex uncertain, © Liam Murphy
    Australia
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Lim Ying Hien 林勇贤
    China
  • 3.
    , © Chi-Hsuan Shao
    Taiwan
  • 4.
    Song, © Jerome Chie-Jen Ko
    Taiwan
  • 5.
    Song, © Shuangqi Liu
    China
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Eastern Grass Owl

  • Breeding region Australasia, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion e India to e China, Philippines, Taiwan, Sulawesi, se New Guinea, n, ne Australia and New Caledonia

Eastern Grass Owl subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Tyto longimembris amauronotaPhilippines-No
Tyto longimembris chinensisse China and Vietnam-No
Tyto longimembris longimembrisIndia to Indochina, Sulawesi, Tukangbesi (se of se Sulawesi), Flores and Sumba (c Lesser Sundas) and n, e Australia-No
Tyto longimembris papuensismontane wc, ec, ne (Huon Pen.) and se New Guinea-No
Tyto longimembris pithecopsTaiwan-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanişərq otluq alabayquşu, otluq şərq alabayquşu
Bengaliি঄মস্ট্ররীয় ঘা঳ ঩যাুঁচা
Catalanòliba camallarga oriental
Chinese草鸮, 猴面鹰, 草鴞
Chinese (Traditional)草鴞〔東方草鴞〕, 猴面鷹, 草鴞
Croatiantravnjačka kukuvija
Czechsova zlatočerná, sova proměnlivá
DanishGræsslørugle
DutchAziatische Grasuil
EsperantoLongkrura turstrigo
Estonianpadu-loorkakk
Finnishaasianruohopöllö
FrenchTyto longimembris, Effraie de prairie
GermanGraseule, Östliche Graseule
HungarianFüves bagoly, hosszúszárnyú gyöngybagoly
IndonesianBurung Serak Padang, Serak padang
ItalianBarbagianni erbe orientale, Barbagianni australasiatico
Japaneseヒガシメンフクロウ, ミナミメンフクロウ
Korean가면올빼미
Lithuanianrytinė liepsnotoji pelėda, Rytinė liepsnuotoji pelėda
Malayalamപുൽമൂങ്ങ
Nepaliघा“से लाटोकोसेरो
Norwegianengslørugle
Norwegian NynorskEngslørugle
Polishplomykówka dlugonoga, płomykówka długonoga
Portuguesecoruja-das-ervas, coruja-do-capim
RussianТравяная Сипуха, Сипуха травяная восточная, Травяная восточная сипуха, Восточная травяная сипуха, Травяная сипуха, Манусская сипуха
SerbianAustralazijska livadska kukuvija
Slovakplamienka dlhonohá
SpanishLechuza de Campanario Asiática, Lechuza patilarga
Swedishorientgräsuggla, Indonesisk gräsuggla
Thaiนกแสกทุ่งหญ้า
TurkishDoğu Çayır Baykuşu
Ukrainianсипуха східна
VietnameseChim Cú lợn đồng cỏ, Cú lợn lưng nâu, Chim Cú lợn lưng nâu